Soccer Game Preview: Vintage vs. Petaluma

After a short break, it's finally time for some more action. The Vintage Crushers are taking a road trip to challenge the Petaluma Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Vintage's last seven matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

Vintage is headed into the contest without a loss and will look to keep things rolling. They won by a goal and slipped past Windsor 1-0. The Crushers wouldn't have won without Liberty Truchard, who scored the game-winner.

Vintage was without their leading scorer, Isa Montonya, in Thursday's game. With Montonya sidelined, Vintage had to make some changes to the lineup. Molly Clancy played for 80 minutes having averaged 45.7 this season and Mia Newberry got 80 vs. an average of 49.

Meanwhile, Petaluma unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak two weeks ago. They and Windsor finished up their matchup with a 1-1 draw. The result (or lack thereof) marked the Trojans' first draw of the season.

Petaluma's draw gives them a new season record of 3-1-1. As for Vintage, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-0-4 record this season.

Vintage skirted past Petaluma 2-1 when the teams last played back in January. Will Vintage repeat their success, or does Petaluma have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.